Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Dallas
587 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–DAL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 963 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights963
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,020 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 534 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 268 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 801 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 380 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 380 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 403 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 274 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 389 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 397 flights
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